{"product_id":"sun-stand-still-devotional-isbn-9781601425232","title":"Sun Stand Still Devotional","description":"In \u003ci\u003eSun Stand Still\u003c\/i\u003e, Pastor Steven Furtick challenged us to ask God for the impossible—to live, every day, with the same faith in the miraculous that we see in the Bible. In this daily, personal guide Steven leads you deeper into Scripture as you begin to live the life God created and saved us for.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOver the next forty days, you’ll have the opportunity to see what audacious faith can look like in your own life. Through daily scripture readings and teachings, this book will give you the chance to change your perspective on prayer. If you have the ability to ask, God has the ability to act - and transform the ordinary into the extraordinary.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn this devotional, you will learn daily how to develop your faith, walk in the confidence of Christ, and dare to believe God for the impossible.\u003cb\u003eSteven Furtick\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSun Stand Still\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGreater\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the founder and lead pastor of Elevation Church, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Steven holds a master of divinity degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Holly, live in the Charlotte area with their three children, Elijah, Graham, and Abbey.The Prayer That Stopped the Sun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoshua said to the Lord in the presence of Israel:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“O sun, stand still over Gibeon,\u003cbr\u003eO moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.”\u003cbr\u003eSo the sun stood still,\u003cbr\u003eand the moon stopped,\u003cbr\u003etill the nation avenged itself on its enemies.\u003cbr\u003e—Joshua 10:12–13\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToday’s Bible reading: Joshua 10:1–14\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRight here on Day 1, I’m going to throw out a challenge to you: If you’re not daring to believe God for the impossible, you’re sleeping through some of the best parts of your Christian life. And further still, if the size of your vision for your life isn’t intimidating to you, there’s a good chance it’s insulting to God. You should be living by audacious faith every day. Audacity is not just for “elite Christians.” It’s intended for every believer. So today we’re beginning a spiritual  journey toward trusting God for what seems impossible. I’m thrilled to think about what it’s going to do for our lives and our world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA story from the life of Joshua serves as our template for audacious faith.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Israelites unleash a surprise attack on the Amorites, and right from the beginning the battle goes well. But as the sun sinks toward the horizon, General Joshua faces a decision. The victory isn’t complete, and once it gets dark, the rest of the Amorites will slip away. Joshua sizes up the situation and delivers one of the most gloriously unorthodox prayers in the Bible. He has the audacity to ask God to make the sun stop in the sky. To freeze time on behalf of His people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd God gives Joshua exactly what he asked for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith everything in me, I believe God still desires to make the sun stand still over the life of every believer. Obviously, not in the unique way He did for Joshua, but in ways that are equally spectacular (although not always quite as dramatic), God is perfectly willing to perform the impossible in our everyday lives. If we have the audacity to ask.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRT God is ready to act if we will be bold enough to ask, not just for a good day or a better life, but for the impossible.\u003cbr\u003e#sunstandstill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI tried this one time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy wife and I moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, with seven other families. We set a goal of reaching over one thousand people in our first year of ministry. Since the average church size in America is fewer than ninety, I guess we were overshooting a bit. But we wanted to see God accomplish something so exponentially amazing that it would leave no doubt who deserved the credit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo we shamelessly asked God to exceed our wildest dreams. The story of our church is still being written. But here’s what I can tell you now. After seven years of ministry, our church has grown to more than twelve thousand people in regular attendance. Since our opening day, thousands of people have publicly professed faith in Christ.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSometimes when we consider the rate at which God has multiplied this ministry, we feel like we’re living in a warp-speed dream world. But the story is real. We are living in the middle of a move of God.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs there something that is seemingly impossible that you’d like to see God do through you? Maybe God has already been working in your spirit, planting a desire, sparking ideas about the much bigger things He wants to accomplish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere’s nothing our world needs more desperately today—in individuals, families, businesses, churches, and communities—than God’s saving, supernatural acts. And God is ready to act if we will be bold enough to ask, not just for a good day or a better life, but for the impossible and then will step forward to act in audacious faith.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eprayer focus: Over the next forty days, pray for God to build audacious faith within you and to show you where He wants you to apply it.","brand":"Multnomah","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300681470181,"sku":"NP9781601425232","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781601425232.jpg?v=1767737528","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/sun-stand-still-devotional-isbn-9781601425232","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}